The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-05

first mate on the steamer Major Rey
bold.
The extra meetings the PedricktoWn
NJ. f. Church have been discontinued.
Sixteen conversions was the result.
The farmers winter vacation is
about over and they are now busy
getting manure for nexi seasons crops.
This week the RECORD contains a
newsy letter from Salem which we
hope will add to the interest OF our
readers each week.
Next Sunday will I've the last that
Rev. J. G. Mobiles will preside officially
over st. Pauls pulpit. Let there be a
good congregation out to hear his fare
well addresses.
Clark c. Turner has samples of
Early Rose potatoes on hand from
Maine, Vermont, and New York.
farmers desirvlng seed should call and
examine them.
Alonzo Mareerum, who has been in
the employment of G.. G. Green at
Woodbury. for sometime has left and
will o engage in business with a
printing firm in Philadelphia.
Next week we expect to give t .
sketch of tie life and early career OF
the late Rev. G. Elyin. We intended
to give it before this but have been de-
layed in collecting the facts.
Riley Cook, formerly stage driver at
redricktown has purchased a farm IN
Delaware and on Friday the steamer
David Reeves conveyed his goods from
Pennsgrove to Delaware.
E. q. Brick desires the attention Of
our farmer readers to the advertise
OF the superior phosphate and farming
implements which he is agent for.
Give him a call.
Robert Walker and his wife Rebecca
celebrated their golden wedding on
Friday. A number Of friends and re
latives visited them to congratulate
the aged couple on the happy event.
John Summerill & Bro. have traded
their fine team OF mules away to Wal
ter Bassett for a handsome team OF
iron gray P~ercheron Norman draught
horses which make the best team IN
the township.
On Monday evening many of the
members of the Bethel church gaVe
their pastor Rev. j. w. Grant a dona-
ton party. y very pleasant time was
spent ant the Dominic was lett $50
better off financially.
The death of Miss Ida V. Hendrix, a
fair young lady, was IA sad occur
renee as she was to have been married
soon to Simon Cunningham. Size
was buried in what was to have been
her wedding dress.
Spring has come. The maple buds
are swelling and the sparrows are col
lecting material for their nests.
This we thou ght a few day ago leu
the snow storm ON Friday bias, ed our
opinion with three inches of snow.
r.. j. Shoemaker is extending his
fame as a crayon artist. He recently
shipped two crayon portraits OF Col,
Bains sons to Kentucky. The Col.
prono,mees them perfect and intends
to have Mr.. Shoemaker draw a crayon
portrait of himself and wife.
On Sunday evening last Rev. Mr..
Garrison, pastor of the NJ e. Church
at P~edricktown, met with "a curious
accident. Returning from a meeting at
Mullica Hill, he was putting up his
carriage when an open window blew
against him knocking him down.
His wrist in some way was also sprained
Leonard A. Stanton arrived home
Thursday on the steamer Reybold with
twenty-three horses from Virginia.
Among the number were some very
fine looking animals. -Four men lead
ing four or Ave horses made a rare sight
AS the drove was led cut of town.
They were taken to Mr.. Stanton's
residence where they will be put in
condition for sale in II week or so.
FEBRUARY came in like 4 lamb and
went ont like IA lion. Last Saturday
was a stormy day. An inch Of %
fell and than rain came to turn it to
siush. In the night a cold wave came
to freeze things up and end winter IN
winter style. Monday the heavy north
west wind blew Il gale aud drove the
water ont Of the river so the high tides
were not much more than low oues.
On Tuesday, however, old Sol mauaa
ed to knock old Friz "a aud MAKE
mud and slush to travel through.
The PAWN Iron Wagon Compay on
Tuesday shipped the two largest wagons
that have ever been made at The fact
DRY. They were extraordinary large
having four and a half inch tires which
weighed a hundred and twenty pounds
each, high holsters Ike a log wagon
and weighed about a ton each.
Notwithstanding the immense size OF
the wagons they u very easily
which is owing to the anti-friction roll
lers in the hubs. The wagons are for
VIM. NJ. Singerly, proprietor of the
Philadel phia Recordto be used in haul
ing paper from his mills at Elktou to
The railway station,